Flue-cap



(No Model.) l

- v F. A. HEGGY.

FLUE'OAP.

No. 545,499. Patented Sept.- 3, 1895.

WITNESSES NITED STATES PATENT FFICE,

FRANK A. HEGGY, OF CANTON, OHIO.

. FL U E-CAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,499, datedSeptember 3, 1895.

Application filed April 15, 1895- .To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. HEGGY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Canton, county of Stark, State of Ohio, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Flue-Caps, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in flue thimbles and stops; and itconsists of cer tain features of construction and combination of parts,as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a longitudinal section showingthe stop in the thimble, and Fig. 2- is a perspective of the stop.

.A denotes the thimble that is placed in the flue-wall, and B is theflue-stop, which is formed substantially as shown in Fig. 2, having anoutside plate 0 to cover the outer end of the thimble, to which issecured by the spring bowed arms D ahead B, thatis formed of the twocircular disks a, having secured between them a circular disk I), madeof asbestos or other non-combustible material, that is somewhat largerdiametrically than the disks (1 and larger than the diameter of thethimble so that I when placed in the thimble, the flexible rim portionof the asbestos 'd-isk will conform to the inside of the wall, as shownin Fig. 1, thereby forming a joint be tween the thimble andthe head.

The arms D are outwardly inclined, the central portions a restingagainst the sides of the thimble, whereby the cap Ois held centrallyover the end'of the thimble. The head 0 is preferably flat, or nearlyso, the outer edge being slightly turned inwardly to stiffen or form arim to the edge.

For convenience in removing the cap and head a disappearing handle E isprovided,

Serial No. 546,691. (No model.)

that is formed of a single piece of wire of suitable size and bent'in Uform, the end portions passed through apertures d and bent out, asindicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. Between the apertures d isformed a depression or recess 6 to receive the end portion f of thehandle when pushed in, as shown in Fig. 1, in which position thewall-paper may be applied over the handle without disfiguration orinconvenience.

The prime object of the invention is to provide a non-combustible head Bor stop that may be placed in thethimble near the flue end and that willconform to the sides to prevent the heating of the cap 0 to hold thesoot back, so that when the stop is withdrawn soot will not follow andfall on the floor, said head having arms by which it is supported in thethimble and connected with a cap provided with the disappearing handle.It will be noticed that the spring-arms, in addition to securing theseveral parts together, alsoserve as means to prevent the device beingaccidentally knocked out of the thimble, as they will spring out againstthe walls of the thim ble and have a frictional engagement there with. 1

Having thus fully described the nature and object of my invention, whatI claim is- A flue cap composed of two metal heads a, a non-combustibleheadb of a greater diame ter than the head a and having a flexible edgeadapted to rest against the inner wall of a stove pipe thimble,spring'arms D curved out and adapted to press against the thimble, and acap 0, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22d day ofFebruary, A. D.

FRANK A. HEGGY. Witnesses:

W. K. MILLER, OHAs. R; MILLER.

